RKO-Pathé Pictures
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Background: RKO-Pathé Pictures was founded in 1928, but they didn't start using a logo until around 1929.
1st Logo
(c. 1929-c. 1932)
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Nickname: "The Globe and the Rooster"
appear in the middle.
FX/SFX: The clouds (like the Warner Bros 3rd logo), the earth moving, and the rooster noises.
(c. 1929-c. 1932)
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Logo: On a cloudy tower we see a rotating globe with a rooster on top similar to the RKO logo. While the earth is moving, the rooster spreads his wings. The rooster crows, and the words
AN
RKO-Pathé
PICTURE
appear in the middle.
FX/SFX: The clouds (like the Warner Bros 3rd logo), the earth moving, and the rooster noises.
Music/Sounds: The rooster crowing.
Availability: Seen on newsreels from the era. Seen also on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrdWcF6YTzk" target="_self">Sweepstakes</a>.